Hoover (Des Moines, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Will Siffin
League: 4A District 3 (moving from 4A Division 3)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brock Larsen 5'9" 165 QB 4.95
Nathan Roby 6'0" 210 OLB 4.80
Luke Powley 5'11" 155 S 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -4.5
2013 National Rank: #9012
2013 State Rank: #126
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: -1
2014 National Rank: #8176
2014 State Rank: #108
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #14072
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.7
Dynasty Record: 11-89 [10-90 on the field] (6-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 22.5
2013 Points Against Average: 37
2013 Differential: -14.5
2013 Wins: #9048 Ottumwa (31-15), #9864 Marshalltown (28-17), #11993 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (51-27), #13834 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (49-14)
2013 Losses: #221 Dowling (West Des Moines) (62-7), #1171 Waukee (56-13), #2322 Urbandale (49-10), #3462 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (52-14), #8300 Mason City (47-7), #10264 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (31-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 49-54
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (49-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Urbandale, 9/5 at Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/12 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 9/19 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/26 Valley (West Des Moines), 10/3 at Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 10/10 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/17 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines), 10/24 Sioux City West (Sioux City)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (West Des Moines) (48), Urbandale (23.4), Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (19.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-35.9), Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-17.4), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-10.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 (8.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7103
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%